The aim of this symposium was to create an unprecedented platform for professional and lay leaders from across the Jewish community in Europe to learn about and engage with some of the contemporary challenges facing Israel as a democratic and Jewish state. Recordings from this symposium are below.
Opening Session
Opening Session
Trevor Pears - Executive Chair, The Pears Foundation UK
Opening Session
Opening Session
Henry Grunwald QC - President, Board of Deputies of British Jews
Overview of Jewish Arab Relations in Israel and the Status of Arab Citizens
Overview of Jewish Arab Relations in Israel and the Status of Arab Citizens
Dr. Amal Jamal - Head of Political Science Department, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Overview of Jewish Arab Relations in Israel and the Status of Arab Citizens
Overview of Jewish Arab Relations in Israel and the Status of Arab Citizens
Dr. Elie Rekhess, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Social Services & Local Government
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Social Services & Local Government
Kher Albaz - Director, Welfare Department, Segev-Shalom Municipality, Negev, Israel
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Leadership Development & Empowerment of Women
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Leadership Development & Empowerment of Women
Amal Elsana Alhj'ooj - Director, Arab-Jewish Centre for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation (AJEEC), Israel
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Nurturing Civil Society
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Nurturing Civil Society
Dr. Neta Ziv - Director, Cegla Clinical Law Programs; Faculty of Law and Academic Supervisor of the Human Rights Clinic, Tel Aviv University; and Vice-President, New Israel Fund International Board
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Economic Development
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Economic Development
Professor Yossi Tamir - Executive Director of JDC-TEVET Employment Initiative; and Faculty Member, Hebrew University Baerwald School of Social Work
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Education and Citizenship
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Education and Citizenship
Mike Prashker - Director General, Merchavim - The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Education and Citizenship
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Education and Citizenship
Amin Khalaf - Co-Director, Hand in Hand Center for Jewish Arab Education, Israel
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Jewish Ethics and Civic Equality
Critical Issues Facing Israel’s Citizens - Jewish Ethics and Civic Equality
Rabbi Prof. Naftali Rothenberg - Senior Research Fellow, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Israel; and Rabbi of Har Adar, Israel
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Dr. Jeff Solomon - Chair, Foundation Forum of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues; President, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, North America
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Jessica Balaban - Executive Director, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Lessons from the Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Mohammad Darawshe - Director of External Relations, The Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel
